Hey Gang,
I saw a few articles and also heard that Creme Yvette was shown at T.O.T.C.
Does any one know when they are going to have the product in the stores?
Also When does the original version of Herbsaint get relaunched?
Now if we could only get Diageo to make the orginal Amer Picon!
thx
Kev
PERFUMEKEV
Yvette will be launched sometime this fall.
Stop staring at my Harry Johnson!
Thanks Jamie
It can't come quick enough. This is going to be quite the eventful fall for commercially available, previously defunct, ingredients.
Sazerac should make an announcement about "Herbsaint Original" in October.
I liked the lab sample I tasted.
Interesting! What's "original" about it? Is it the 1934 formulation? What changed from the original formulation other than lowering the proof? Or is "Herbsaint Original" going to be more of a "new old style" and not strictly speaking a historical formulation of Herbsaint?
Herbsaint Original is a revival of the 1934 formula used by J.M. Legendre.
Herbsaint was changed in the 1950s, around the same time that the 120 proof version was discontinued.
Sazerac will still have the modern version of Herbsaint, along side the vintage version of Herbsaint Original, plus they should have a limited run 120 proof version. (Like they do with their Bourbons and Rye)
Having more than a little experience with the old Herbsaint, I'm quite excited see the Herbsaint of old return.
A glass of sixty year old Herbsaint:
http://www.neworleansabsinthehistory.com/
Herbsaint: Herbsaint Original is a revival of the 1934 formula used by J.M. Legendre. Herbsaint was changed in the 1950s, around the same time that the 120 proof version was discontinued. Sazerac will still have the modern version of Herbsaint, along side the vintage version of Herbsaint Original, plus they should have a limited run 120 proof version. (Like they do with their Bourbons and Rye)
Interesting. So... I don't quite understand the "limited run of 120 proof version" bit. Isn't the 120 proof version the original? And wouldn't that imply that Herbsaint Original should be 120 proof? Sounds cool, I'm just trying to understand.
Legendre & Co. sold Herbsaint at 120 and 100 proof, with the 100 proof being more common.
Herbsaint as it was made by Legendre & Co. was naturally colored green from the herbal content, at 100 proof the color would turn feuille mort, or amber like a vintage absinthe would.
Consumers not familiar with absinthe type spirits would complain and think that the spirit had gone bad, even though there was nothing wrong with the spirit, and this was a normal part of aging, hence the added color in the new vintage 100 proof Herbsaint.
At 120 proof, Herbsaint will hold it's green color much longer.
I have a couple of vintage 120 proof bottles still holding their natural green 60+ years later.
Both versions taste excellent, the Herbsaint of old was a great stand alone drink, much like a vintage absinthe.
I'm really looking forward to the return of the old style Herbsaint, the samples I've had were very nice.
Still not out, right (the Cooper Crème Yvette)? I haven't seen or heard about it being sold anywhere.
Also, are any places in LA serving the pre-release version of this at all?
Yvette will be available at Astor in NY by March 1st.
Creme Yvette, according to our (Boston) rep, was delayed since there was a last minute decision to change the label. Our rep was also annoyed that the release will be limited to New York City and California (LA or SF), and all other cities will have to wait a bit.
The re-release of Legendre Herbsaint has occurred although not widely available outside of LA (although some is in NY).
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Thanks Fred. I'm in LA, so hopefully it'll be available here somewhere when it comes out.
BTW, like the site. I made the Vieux Carré flip you featured for my girlfriend, and she *loved* it.
Glad the wonders of Misty Kalkofen's mixology can extend out of Boston (not that her recipes don't get press already)!
I've read that this "new" Herbsaint Original is not really an absinthe because it is not re-distilled after the botanical's are added into it.
In this respect is is more of an infused spirit. Is this correct, or am I misinterpreting what I've read?
Also, is this sweetened? Is it more of an absinthe or a pastis?